contract — meaning in English

English meaning

• agreement noun A shared understanding or arrangement between two or more people or groups.
• compact adjective Taking up little space; neatly and efficiently arranged.
• contract noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.

Senses

contract is used for these senses in English:

• agreement (uncountable, legal) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.
• compact An agreement or contract.
• contract An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
• contract (legal) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.

agreement — full definition

1. noun A shared understanding or arrangement between two or more people or groups.
2. noun A formal, often legally binding, contract.
3. noun In grammar, the matching of words in form, such as a subject and verb agreeing in number.

compact — full definition

1. adjective Taking up little space; neatly and efficiently arranged.
2. noun A formal agreement between two or more parties.
3. noun A small case containing face powder, often with a mirror.
4. verb To press or pack something tightly together.

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